Rotary Foundation 101

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Rotary Foundation 101
Annual Programs Fund 101
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Working towards The Elimination of
Poverty Environmental Conservation Food Security,
Health Care Education Mediation and Conflict
Resolution World Peace and Understanding
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Every Rotarian, Every Year (EREY)

• Every Rotarian to contribute to the Annual
  Programs Fund
• Sustaining Member 100 cumulative donation per
  year
• Paul Harris Fellow 1,000 cumulative donation
• Major Donor 10,000 or more cumulative donation
• Every Rotarian to participate in Foundation
  programs
• Assume responsibility for achieving Rotarys
  International Service objectives
• Every Rotary Club to establish an Annual Programs
  Fund contribution goal

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Annual Programs Fund (APF)

• Provides Support for Today
• Functions as The Rotary Foundations Checking
  Account
• Provides the primary source of unrestricted
  support for the programs of The Rotary Foundation
• Uses the SHARE System
• The mechanism by which The Rotary Foundation
  program awards are distributed worldwide
• Permits Rotary Districts to share in the
  decision-making process by choosing which Rotary
  Foundation programs they wish to support and
  participate in.

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How APF Works
Every Rotarian, Every Year
2006-2007
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District Designated Funds (DDF) RY 2006 - 2007

• District Simplified Grant
• Ambassadorial Scholars
• Cultural Scholarship
• GSE Team Orientation
• Humanitarian Matching Grants

20,500 26,000 19,000 500 49,965 115,965
Average Annual DDF Available (2000-2004)
139,500
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APF Per Capita Trending
2003-2004 205,288 70.30 11 11
2004-2005 330,932 112.87 24 9
2005-2006 412,929 138.24 33 1
Rotary Year District APF Total District Per
Capita Sustaining Clubs Non-contributing Clubs
Sustaining Club Club has contributed an
aggregate 100 per member
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2006-2007 APF Goals
2006-2007 500,000 166.00 40 0
Rotary Year District APF Total District Per
Capita Sustaining Clubs Non-Contributing Clubs
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How You Can Help

• Set the example and become a sustaining member
• Urge your president to set an attainable,
  challenging APF goal that represents an increase
  in giving from last year
• Schedule speakers who can help club members
  better understand the value of Rotary Foundation
  programs
• Make it easy for members to contribute
• TRF-Direct
• Include periodic contributions with dues
• Consider matching member contributions
• Leverage your Clubs Foundation Recognition
  Points!

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District Resources
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Rotary Foundation 101
Annual Programs Fund 101
Questions?
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Rotary Foundation World Fund

• International Humanitarian Matching Grants
• Minimum grant amount from TRF is 5,000
• Group Study Exchange (GSE)
• Outgoing Team (one per Rotary year)
• Rotary Volunteer Grants
• Local Rotarians volunteering to help abroad
• Rotary Centers for International Studies in
  Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H) Grant

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District Designated Funds (DDF)

• International Humanitarian Matching Grants
• Group Study Exchange (GSE)
• Same Year Incoming Team
• 2nd Outgoing Team (11,000)
• Ambassadorial Scholarships
• Maximum of 26,000 per scholarship
• Rotary Grants for University Teachers
• 12,500 for 3-5 months, or 22,500 for 6-10
  months
• District Simplified Grants
• Up to 20 of the available DDF
• Special provisions apply if total requested
  exceeds 25,000